At a Glance (Establishment)

Lok Jagruti Kendra (LJK) is a charitable Trust and registered society. It was founded in the year 1980 by eminent academicians and professionals and distinguished personalities from across the society.

L.J. stands for ‘Lok’ (people) and ‘Jagruti’ (awareness). L.J firmly believes in bringing about overall development of people. L.J. aims to develop its students into complete citizens who not only have the subject knowledge but also have the empathy towards various social, cultural, environmental and other such issues affecting our society. L.J. philosophy is firmly grounded in values such as honesty, transparency, camaraderie, solidarity and unity.

It was the dream of Prof. B. M. Peerzada, an eminent economist and former Dean, Commerce Faculty Gujarat Univerity,to establish world class professional system of education and research to meet educational needs of students not only from Gujarat, but from across India as well as from other countries.

Today, this dream has become a reality in the shape of the L.J. Group of Institutes comprising 19 institutes offering diverse range of programmes from diploma programmes to undergraduate to postgraduate to professional programmes, and functioning from three campuses in Ahmedabad, with over 500 well-qualified and experienced faculties to train over 10000 students drawn from across Gujarat.

L.J. also runs several centres of excellence focused on soft skills such as communication skills, personality development and presentation skills to empower the students with sharp minds and exceptional talent.

As a part of its policy of increasing international collaboration, LJK has already signed various MOUs with the following universities abroad:

Besides implementing the prescribed academic curriculum, all the institutes also conduct various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities:

• Sports
• Cultural Activities
• Exhibitions
• Annual Events

Courses offered at L.J. impart operational skills for end users and entrepreneurial applications. That is why scores of L.J. graduates have got an edge in selection procedure for employment. Many of graduates are working in top most organizations across country as well as abroad at pinnacle positions. LJK creates students’ confidence in their own vision and break down the technological and financial barriers of their professions.

L.J. institutes not only designs innovative delivery mechanism but also regularly update it to make it more effective in light of the latest technological developments. The central feature of the L.J. institutes is emphasis on helping students to become real professionals, not just cogs in different industries.

L.J. accelerated its momentum without any compromise on quality teaching standards and knowledge distribution process.
It has developed a distinctive academic culture, uncommon in other private institutes of higher learning.